Brick Court Chambers is home to numerous reputable silks who regularly conduct a wide range offshore commercial disputes. Vernon Flynn KC is a notable commercial silk at the set who is representing the Government of Pakistan in BVI litigation concerning the enforcement of an ICSID award in favour of Tethyan Copper Company. Mark Howard KC has substantial experience in handling cases in offshore jurisdictions, especially the BVI, Bermuda, and the Cayman Islands - he is representing CL Financial Limited in a case concerning allegations that the sale of shares from his client to Proman Holding (Bermuda) Limited was done without authority, and also at a major undervalue (Proman Holding (Bermuda) Limited v CL Financial Limited). Stephen Midwinter KC frequently represents clients in the BVI Commercial Court, while Simon Salzedo KC is especially skilled in Cayman Island appraisal litigation and representing dissenting shareholders. Among its juniors, Edward Ho and Ben Woolgar are particularly active.
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Ben specialises in the most challenging and high profile commercial litigation and arbitration. His broad commercial practice spans civil fraud, banking & finance, energy, mining & crypto work, including jurisdiction challenges and injunctions. He is also a specialist in shareholder disputes/company law, and insolvency law. He has an extensive offshore practice, focussed on the BVI (he is a member of the BVI Bar), Cayman, Bermuda and Mauritius.
Ben was nominated for Commercial Litigation Junior of the Year at the Chambers & Partners Bar Awards 2024, and he is consistently ranked in both Chambers and Partners and Legal 500, across a range of practice areas including Commercial Dispute Resolution, Civil Fraud, Banking & Finance, Offshore, Energy, Company, International Arbitration & Insolvency law. A recent survey of The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases feature showed that Ben had appeared on that list 9 times in the last decade, more than any other junior at the Bar.
Career
Call: 2014
Education
2013-2014: BPTC, City Law School (Outstanding)
2012-2013: GDL, City Law School (Distinction, 4th in year)
2009-2012: MA, Philosophy, Politics and Economics, University of Oxford (Balliol College) (First Class, Gibbs Prize for Best Thesis in Politics)
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